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She left the bar after making plans with Ben to talk again later in the week. He tried to get her to stay longer, but she decided that two glasses of wine was her limit when she was undercover after the second glass began to make her feel lightheaded. She gave Ben a story about being tired from the trip that involved a commercial plane rather than a luxury chopper. After that joke, he was more understanding. He walked her outside and put her in a taxi.
He seemed to be a nice enough guy, if not for his whacked out ideas about Sutcliffe. Anyone who idolized a person who gave them promises of saving the world had to have a screw loose. Yet, she had sat there and listened like an innocent lapping up every word.
The motel room was empty when she got back, and she stripped
